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Wideband amplifier

a wideband amplifier and amplifier technology, applied in the field of wideband amplifiers, can solve the problems of imposing limitations on the maximum operation bandwidth bwmax, prior art operational amplifiers, etc., and achieve the effect of increasing phase allowance and increasing operation bandwidth

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-08
LAPIS SEMICON CO LTD
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[0027]It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a wideband amplifier which can offer an increased operation bandwidth without being limited by manufacturing process.
[0030]The wideband amplifier according to the present invention is configured as described above. This configuration allows the phase compensation capacitor connected between the output of the source follower circuit and the output of the first amplifier to provide an increased phase allowance to the wideband amplifier. This makes it possible to increase the operation bandwidth without being limited by the manufacturing process employed.

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However, the prior art operational amplifier has the following problems.
However, since the manufacturing process employed determines these values, there has been a problem that the manufacturing process imposes limitations on the maximum operation bandwidth BWmax, which is also reduced by the value of the phase compensation capacitance Cm.

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[0040]FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the architecture of a wideband amplifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those of FIG. 1B are indicated with the same reference symbols.

[0041]In addition to the same input stage 10-1 and output stage 10-2 as those of the conventional operational amplifier 10 shown in FIG. 1B, this wideband amplifier 10A is provided with an additional source follower circuit 10-3 in parallel to the input stage 10-1. Moreover, the Miller capacitor is eliminated which is conventionally connected between the input and output of the output stage 10-2. Instead of the Miller capacitor, there is a phase compensation capacitor interposed between the output of the source follower circuit 10-3 and the input of the output stage 10-2.

[0042]That is, the input stage 10-1 of the wideband amplifier 10A has the NMOSTs 11a and 11b to which a differential input signal is supplied, and the gates of the NMOSTs 11a and 11b s...

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[0056]FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the architecture of a wideband amplifier according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those of FIG. 3 are indicated with the same reference symbols.

[0057]This wideband amplifier 10B is constructed such that the source follower circuit 10-3 provided in parallel to the input stage 10-1 in the wideband amplifier 10A of FIG. 3 is eliminated, and in place of the source follower circuit 10-3, a source follower circuit 10-4 is provided at the stage in front of the input stage 10-1.

[0058]That is, the wideband amplifier 10B includes NMOSTs 41a and 41b and constant-current supplies 42a and 42b, which constitute the source follower circuit 10-4 of differential type, in which the gates of the NMOSTs 41a and 41b serve as the minus input terminal and the plus input terminal of the wideband amplifier 10B, respectively.

[0059]The sources of the NMOSTs 41a and 41b are connected to the potential VSS via the constant...

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Provided is a wideband amplifier which can provide an increased operation bandwidth without being limited by manufacturing process. A source follower circuit having a MOS transistor and constant-current supplies is provided in parallel to a MOS transistor serving as an amplifier of the input stage. Furthermore, the sources of the MOS transistor serving as the output of the source follower circuit are connected to the output nodes of the input stage amplifier via phase compensation capacitors, respectively. This configuration provides an increased phase allowance to the wideband amplifier, thereby providing an improved operation bandwidth without being limited by the manufacturing process employed.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a wideband amplifier for use in a switched capacitor circuit in the field of an analog integrated circuit technology.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]FIG. 1A is a circuit diagram showing a sample and hold circuit of such a pipeline ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) as described in a literature by Yong-In Park, S. Karthikeyan, Frank Tsay and Eduardo Barlolome, entitled “A 10b 100Msample / s CMOS Pipelined ADC with 1.8V Power Supply,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, pp. 130-131, 2001. FIG. 1B is a circuit diagram showing an operational amplifier for use in this sample and hold circuit.[0005]As shown in FIG. 1A, this sample and hold circuit, which has an architecture generally referred to as the “Flip Around SHA,” is provided with nodes NIp and NIm to which differential input signals VIp and VIm are supplied via switches Slp and Slm, respectively. The nodes NIp...

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IPC IPC(8): H03F1/42H03F3/45H03H19/00H03F3/68
CPCH03F1/42H03F3/45188H03F2203/45318H03F2203/45612
Inventor SUGIMURA, NAOAKI
Owner LAPIS SEMICON CO LTD
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